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' Royal Street '), officially named as J.M. Basa Street, is a historic street located in the old downtown district of Iloilo City Proper in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is home to several fine examples of luxury American-era neoclassical , beaux-arts , and art deco buildings.
In the 1700s to early 1800s, Iloilo developed a prosperous weaving industry, earning the title "Textile Capital of the Philippines." Its river wharf was established to export textiles to Manila. The region's sugar industry saw significant growth after the opening of the Iloilo Port to international trade in 1855 and the arrival of British vice ...
The Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) and Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) has named Iloilo City one of the next wave cities. [171] Iloilo City is a "City of Excellence" as it rivals the cities of Manila and Cebu in terms of economic progress.
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Iloilo City Proper, along with parts of Molo and Arevalo, is surrounded by the Iloilo-Batiano river system, which formed an almost-island area that separated from the mainland of Panay in the southern part of Iloilo City. The district is a busy commercial center and the main political hub for both Iloilo City and the Province of Iloilo. It is ...
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The territorial expansion of Iloilo City with its seven districts. The City of Iloilo was originally referred to only as what is now known as Iloilo City Proper until July 16, 1937, when the surrounding municipalities of Arevalo, La Paz, Mandurriao, and Molo were consolidated with the city after it was re-chartered by the American government. [1]
The Iloilo City Hall is the first green building in the Visayas, [2] which features a solar powered air-conditioning system, a rooftop garden, and a rain harvesting area. [3] Lin-ay Sang Iloilo (Lady of Iloilo) at the dome of Iloilo City Hall, seen from its rooftop. Lin-ay sang Iloilo (Lady of Iloilo), an 18-foot (5.5 m) bronze